SPORTS

Local sports in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

First youth soccer action of the season

June 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

Owen Kerr, front (black shirt), of the Royal LePage U-7 team fought for the ball against Brynn Jacques (green shirt) during their first game of the East Elgin Youth Soccer season at the Columbus Park pitches south of Aylmer on Thursday evening, June 8. Also pictured were Brynn’s teammates Madeline DeKeyzer, left, Linda Bergen and…

Beating the throw to second

June 9, 2017 | 0 Comments

Tess Kristoff of host Springfield Brewers Softball Association’s Under 12 Squirt girls Tier 1 Rep team got to second base ahead of a Kitchener Klassi’s throw during a game on Wednesday night, June 7. Springfield came out on top 8-6.

Belmont Shooters best Lambeth 7-1 in soccer action

June 9, 2017 | 0 Comments

Grace Dodgson of host Belmont Minor Soccer’s Shooters Sports Photography Under 14 girls team tallied her squad’s first goal in a game against Lambeth 2 Orange on Wednesday night, June 7. Belmont won the match 7-1.

Three up, three down

June 8, 2017 | 0 Comments

Zachary “Z Man” Wilson, pitcher for the Springfield Brewers Tier 1 boys Squirt (Under 12) softball team mowed down three Ayr hitters in a row, striking them all out, during one inning at a game at Malahide Community Place on Wednesday night, June 7. Springfield won the encounter 10-0.

Making a hit at CLC ball tournament

June 7, 2017 | 0 Comments

Dustin Neufeld of East Elgin Secondary School belted out a hit during a CLC ball tournament hosted by Arthur Voaden Secondary School in St. Thomas on Wednesday, June 7. EESS played AVSS, as well as Woodstock College Avenue and London Montcalm.

Records fall at track meet

May 26, 2017 | 1 Comment

Alan Wall of Davenport Public School leaped 3.47 metres in Intermediate boys long jump to place third during a nine-school regional public elementary track and field meet at East Elgin Secondary School on Tuesday, May 23. A dozen records were tied or broken that day.

Relaying for Life at EESS

May 26, 2017 | 0 Comments

Bella Gardener of the Red Hot Chilli Steppers photobombed The Aylmer Express photographer as she and her teammates lapped the track at East Elgin Secondary School as part of a Relay for Life for the Canadian Cancer Society, Friday, May 26. The event, open to the public, started at 11 a.m. and continued for 12…

Boys baseball back at EESS

May 16, 2017 | 0 Comments

Cameron Wiebe of East Elgin Secondary School blasted out a hit during a boys baseball game against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday, May 11. This was the first time in many years East Elgin has fielded a boys team in the sport. Due to a wet spring, the season turned out…

Exhibition soccer

May 11, 2017 | 0 Comments

Joey Thiessen of host East Elgin Secondary School headed the ball toward, but in the end over, the Athur Voaden Secondary School net during an exhibition boys soccer match on Tuesday, May 9. EESS came out on top 2-1.

EESS girls blank AVSS 4-0

May 9, 2017 | 0 Comments

Ripley Pippo-Murphy of host East Elgin Secondary School fired a shot at the Arthur Voaden Secondary School net during a girls soccer game on Tuesday afternoon, May 9. EESS won 4-0.

Ultimate tournament raises money for Cancer Society

May 9, 2017 | 0 Comments

Colten DeJong, left, caught the flying disc to score a point despite close defending by opposing player Dalton Dowson during the final game of the first ever high school Ultimate tournament held at the Columbus Park soccer fields south of Aylmer on Tuesday, May 9. Both players are members of the East Elgin Secondary School…

International indoor archery meet

May 8, 2017 | 0 Comments

Tom Howe of Golden Feather Archery Club loosed an arrow at “birds” that were the targets of competitors at the International Pop n Jay Indoor Team championships at Aylmer Curling Club on Saturday, May 12. A total of 28 teams, including 23 from Southern Ontario and five from Michigan, participated. Aylmer women won their championship,…